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10-20-2003, 05:26 AM

i just had a question. since im getting a b16 for my 91 civic what to i buy for a CAI because alot of the one that i have found are for EX's and Si's but i have a LX. now does it matter if i get one for an EX, and will it work the same on an LX with a b16 motor swap. this has been a question that i have been trying to find an answer to through the internet and have come up empty so can anyone help.

*pdiggitydogg* · 10-20-2003, 07:12 AM

depends on the deisign of the tb...is it vertical or horizontal?
you may run into some problems with finding a cai that will fit just right sinceno b's came stock in the 91's usdm.

Call up aem and ask what will work...they have good cs when answering q's

blind34_1 · 10-20-2003, 03:58 PM

try that, or just make your own. I'd install the b16 and just slap a conical airfilter direct to the tb (temporarily of course). then do some measuring to figure what will fit your lx with a b16. and of course post your data online for others to use

10-21-2003, 06:07 AM

as soon as i figure out what brand i want to use i will let everyone know for those who might run into this problem later on in the future

Shaved &/or Laid · 10-21-2003, 08:19 PM

AEM
Comptech
Injen.

10-22-2003, 06:13 AM

im leaning more towards an Injen CAI but does anyone else have any ideas of what i should do about buying a CAI. or should i just piece one together

10-26-2003, 09:40 AM

cold air intake or hot air intake - it really does not matter since the difference is only 1 or 1.5 hp at the most - just get the hot air intake since it'll fit with no problems and with the CAI if you hit a puddle, your screwed (the bypass valve just makes your CAI into an HAI)

IALuder · 10-26-2003, 11:20 AM

hot air is better, then cold air. like he mentioned if water hits your cai your screwed, itll freeze in the pipe. seen this happen in the winter time. if you go cai, i suggest building a cover to keep water out. like on an mr2, you have to put something over it, so when it rains the water doesnt leak threw the vents and get in the air filter. most people use plexi glass.

ebpda9 · 10-26-2003, 11:34 AM

i had a cai for almost 2 years now. i drove thru 2 winters with it and never had any problems with it whatsoever. also i havethe bpv on my aem cai and i reved the engine to the redline and i never noticed any air going tru the bypass valve, so sucking hot air in is out of the question. I never had the ice problem during the winter time and my air filter from the cai is only like 4" off the ground, and i drive on the snowbelt all winter long.

10-20-2003, 05:26 AM	#1
nosaj81_2000 Posts: n/a	Cai i just had a question. since im getting a b16 for my 91 civic what to i buy for a CAI because alot of the one that i have found are for EX's and Si's but i have a LX. now does it matter if i get one for an EX, and will it work the same on an LX with a b16 motor swap. this has been a question that i have been trying to find an answer to through the internet and have come up empty so can anyone help.

10-21-2003, 08:19 PM	#5
Shaved &/or Laid 4th Gear Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nashville Age: 37 Posts: 853	AEM Comptech Injen. __________________ Doody Ej1 Yse.

10-26-2003, 11:20 AM	#8
IALuder Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Des Moines IA Age: 38 Posts: 7,908	hot air is better, then cold air. like he mentioned if water hits your cai your screwed, itll freeze in the pipe. seen this happen in the winter time. if you go cai, i suggest building a cover to keep water out. like on an mr2, you have to put something over it, so when it rains the water doesnt leak threw the vents and get in the air filter. most people use plexi glass. __________________ 93 Si H23vtec......soon to be 12lbs 95 Civic EX....automatic DD if you cant dazzle them with your brillance, baffle them with your bullshit.

10-26-2003, 11:34 AM	#9
ebpda9 Repost Wagon Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: over here Age: 43 Posts: 17,266	i had a cai for almost 2 years now. i drove thru 2 winters with it and never had any problems with it whatsoever. also i havethe bpv on my aem cai and i reved the engine to the redline and i never noticed any air going tru the bypass valve, so sucking hot air in is out of the question. I never had the ice problem during the winter time and my air filter from the cai is only like 4" off the ground, and i drive on the snowbelt all winter long. __________________

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10-20-2003, 07:12 AM	#2
pdiggitydogg Yahoo Watashi wa kattaze! Join Date: May 2002 Location: Meanwhile, up in The D... Age: 40 Posts: 10,579	depends on the deisign of the tb...is it vertical or horizontal? you may run into some problems with finding a cai that will fit just right sinceno b's came stock in the 91's usdm. Call up aem and ask what will work...they have good cs when answering q's

10-20-2003, 03:58 PM	#3
blind34_1 Registered User Join Date: May 2002 Location: IL Age: 39 Posts: 1,813	try that, or just make your own. I'd install the b16 and just slap a conical airfilter direct to the tb (temporarily of course). then do some measuring to figure what will fit your lx with a b16. and of course post your data online for others to use

10-21-2003, 06:07 AM	#4
nosaj81_2000 Posts: n/a	as soon as i figure out what brand i want to use i will let everyone know for those who might run into this problem later on in the future

10-22-2003, 06:13 AM	#6
nosaj81_2000 Posts: n/a	im leaning more towards an Injen CAI but does anyone else have any ideas of what i should do about buying a CAI. or should i just piece one together

10-26-2003, 09:40 AM	#7
cashizslick Posts: n/a	cold air intake or hot air intake - it really does not matter since the difference is only 1 or 1.5 hp at the most - just get the hot air intake since it'll fit with no problems and with the CAI if you hit a puddle, your screwed (the bypass valve just makes your CAI into an HAI)